"Oh, oh..."
The three scurried off to find chairs.
The Blade Demon and Sword Demon soon dragged chairs over. The Blood Demon already had a chair beside him and plopped straight down. Unexpectedly, his state of mind was still off balance, and his true qi instinctively leaked out. Following in the Blade Demon and Sword Demon's footsteps, he shattered his chair beneath him and could only apologize repeatedly before going off in embarrassment to find another.
After another round of fussing, the three finally settled into their seats.
They sat stiffly upright, like truant schoolchildren who had run into a stern Director of Teaching Affairs.
"No need to be so stiff and formal."
You Dongtian said mildly, "Do I need to repeat what I just said?"
"No, no! Every word you just said is engraved in our hearts. We wouldn't dare forget a single one," the three answered in unison.
The Blood Demon, Cen Changfeng, hurriedly spoke up. "You said you wanted to station people here to search the backend records... That's absolutely no problem. Not a problem at all! We welcome them with both hands raised!"
"Mm."
You Dongtian said mildly, "Well behaved."
"Thank you for your praise, my lord."
"Rest assured, sending people here this time is only a temporary measure. Once the matter is over, the Netherworld Palace will still belong to you three," You Dongtian said.
"Yes, yes. We three brothers are entirely at your command, my lord. There's nothing we won't obey, nothing we won't agree to."
Looking at the three demon chiefs, who had already been scared out of their wits, You Dongtian smiled helplessly and spelled it out anyway. "This matter could have been handled without me or my people getting involved, yet I came in person. Do you know why?"
Cen Changfeng's